**KAZ**

He has a nice head and reasonable backskull He is a halfbrother to this one and the other two in the nest. and here is one of the other young greywing cocks.... I think he was one of the greywing spangle babies. He was this one

Omelette ? This isnt about Omelette. Earlier in this thread I made the comment in regard to the low number of eggs/chicks with some birds and said "lucky you have Omelette" You then went and posted some pics of some of Omelette's young, how some were in foster nests. Sunshine was making the point that Omelette always seems to be breeding. The comment was made in here as she was obviously looking at the pics. Simple misunderstanding going on here people. Sorry sunshine.just got back from the funeral parlour and wasnt quite with it yet

Greywings in the second nest.... The other greywing hen with foster sibling young greywing cock ...first moult greywing cock moulting young greywing cock young greywing hen

I do medicate my birds but I dont usually medicate on a calender or cyclic basis. If I have made purchases not only do those birds get treated ( if not already by the seller ) but the aviary may get a dose of doxy once they are all together. I treat for the usual ordinary things. I dont treat the aviary for canker or mega unless I see symptoms and then I treat only those showing signs. I have lost birds this year....mostly my old ones with the cold snaps we had. Some hens with issues. Some young who I put in the aviary too soon at the wrong time of year ( too cold ). BUT overall they are mostly doing pretty well with minimum medical interferance.

Thankyou

Thankyou Ross We had the appointment with the funeral parlour today...all set for Friday the 30th. My father in law will be transported in my hearse Morgana to the cemetary chapel.

Omelette ? This isnt about Omelette.

you guys were kinda going off on a tangent and offtopic to add to the discussion on fertility................I find that birds new to your stud ( bought in or transported birds ) rarely do well first rounds. Second round usually much better once settled in some more.All my gary armstrong birds have super fertility.Re medicating. I do not as a rule cyclic dose my birds. If they show symptoms of something they get treated. My birds are in a happy place right now with regard to their immunity levels....Fingers crossed.can i say something ....... i think in regards to medicating that birds should only be medicated if required due to illness or symptoms if your birds are given the right amount of vitamins and other essentials for their survivalthen the don't show signs of listlessness so long as the base things have been covered worming ivomectom every 3 months and in my case as i have dirt floor baycox every 6 months to stop birds from getting cossidia bird rooms with heating is my main concern so many breeders do this not only does it mean that the birds have to adjust if sold to possibly a cooler environment and alas never usually make it but the heat encourages bacteria and fungus fungi ect breathing becomes affected and earlier death is usually the out come birds living 6 to 7 years rather than their 16 to 18 years of age i am certainly breeding for showing but im not going to try get the ball of feathers and light built frame most breeders go for im breeding for long lean big chested birds with a nice proportion about them out in the good old natural settings with good old natural foods suplyed only extra my birds get is pvm in breeding cage when chicks hatch along with dry egg n biskit they get freash grass dayly and gum leaves in breeding cabnit as well as aviry along with many other goodys all my birds get same things exept the breeders get the pvm powder thats the only diffrents not added calcium to water no nothing and they been thriving infact i had the vet come out and test all bird and they got a clear report for everything and i got complamented on my set up which i actually thought was dodgie so basiclly i belive in dont try fix if it isnt broke i agree with everything gb says.I have always had the philosophy with regards to myself that i dont take medications unless i absolutely have to ! I try to apply the same principles to my birds. In the same way as i belive antibiotics prescribed to humans interferes with their own immunity and stops future antibiotics being effective, I am the same way with my birds.I treat as I find. Thats is upon symptoms or microscope slides prove their is something to treat. My birds right now are very healthy and have pretty darned good immunity even to incoming birds.I believe too much medication makes for soft birds heavily reliant on the props to stay alive and cope with their day. me too

She is of an age where she is around moulting time. She would be getting grumpy. Make sure she has plenty of protein ( mashed boiled egg, chicken meat etc ) and keep therm apart for awhile till she gets over it.

You guys were kinda going off on a tangent and offtopic To add to the discussion on fertility................ I find that birds new to your stud ( bought in or transported birds ) rarely do well first rounds. Second round usually much better once settled in some more. All my Gary Armstrong birds have super fertility. Re medicating. I do not as a rule cyclic dose my birds. if they show symptoms of something they get treated. My birds are in a happy place right now with regard to their immunity levels....fingers crossed.

If this is a bird that Karen bought at auction then I reckon I've seen it in the flesh and it's bigger than your average bear. And the family it comes from is extremely strong and pretty buff feathered, with one of them being placed 3rd at the nats in Adelaide. I would assume the hen was not as big as Big Blue just from his breeding alone (even if it's not the one I saw in person). its the bird I bought at auction

These posts have been split out of the breeding topic they began in so they can be discussed on their own merits.

The hen was far in front on the perch macka...thats all

There is some very bad advice being given out by children " over there" ....be careful what you listen to :rofl:

Yes you do get runts in a clutch as well. Renee had one that had very ********* growth for a long time but eventually caught up. Sometimes ********* growth starts out holding the chick back from feather development for a couple of weeks, but there usually comes a point where they catch up. Some of them however die with issues that arent initially apparent. I dont know how good an answer you will get here.......... http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_y...20132102AAP63UV its mostly kids answering there and they know very little. Look for Moggie ...thats me.

Waiting, waiting, waiting...................

I dont know. Could you do a trial on a small serve and see how it defrosts ?

I have occasionally had cock birds who sat on the eggs allowing the hen to get out and feed. I have photos somewhere. I have occasionally had cock birds who sat on the eggs allowing the hen to get out and feed. I have photos somewhere.

There's been a lot said in budgie breeding circles about the benefits of both sunshine and rain for a budgies health. Where we used to say open roofs were a danger due to wild bird droppings, now its better to give the birds sunshsine and rain. If the open section is suspended anything a wild bird will drop more than likely goes straight through. You are right...and he was such a happy soul too...there's lots of good things to remember and laugh about.

Is Macka crusty and grumpy like his namesake

Thankyou everyone Ken is coping pretty well so far. Better than I thought he would be

Thanks everyone .............Kens Dad died at 2:30am ........so we didnt get much sleep at all. Aviary will have to wait.

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love the visual picture of the cat :rofl:

Another way is like thinking of a photo negative